Aug 6, 2022 | Multimedia, Navigating Change
Change of any sort requires resilience. Interestingly, it can also create resilience. As we take action, we grow our capacities. The trick is to know when to do, when to rest, and when to realign. What I call the Resilience Bucket provides a way to visualize our...
Jul 6, 2022 | Meditation, Navigating Change
Just last week, I wrote, “I’m barely into animals and I rarely fall down rabbit holes of YouTube animal cuteness.” And I meant it. Until a couple of days ago, when I needed to simply duck out. I’d hit a wall and needed some respite. There’s always beauty in the world,...
Jun 29, 2022 | Happiness, Pop Culture
In Part 1 of this series, I introduced you to the awe-inspiring title sequence from Apple TV’s sci-fi series, Foundation. Today, I’ll precisely define awe, outline its benefits and teach you how to generate Awe Experiences on demand. “Awe is defined as the emotion we...
Jun 22, 2022 | Happiness, Pop Culture, Trauma
As I declared last week, awe is easy to generate, readily available, and a viable mental health intervention that can be self-administered. It is also the most underrated and unacknowledged happiness emotion. Next week, we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of...
Jun 15, 2022 | Happiness, Pop Culture
Part 1: High on Awe (Watch this first: https://youtu.be/VkV2nx6fRTA) I’ve been bitten by a bug. It looks a lot like love and, like love, this has turned me into a bit of a crazy person (assuming that watching the same video dozens of times is … well … a bit off). But...